Ongoing Projects to Resolve Traffic Congestion in Dhaka

The capital city Dhaka is one of the most densely populated cities not only in Bangladesh but also in the whole world. At present the population of the city is more than 17 million. More than 44 thousand people live in every square kilometer in Dhaka city. Although the capacity of existing roads is for 0.3 million vehicles but according to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) the number of registered vehicles is 0.9 million in Dhaka.

Traffic congestion has become a part in the city. To resolve this issue many initiatives have been taken by the Government to make Dhaka city a better place. In view of this, the government has approved a revised Strategic Transport Plan (RSTP) in the FY 2014-15. It has been proposed to construct five subway rail routes, two fast bus routes and one thousand 200 kilometers new roads.

Based on the info, six elevated expressways and three ring roads are included under the road network. In the next 20 years these projects will be implemented, the total expenditure will be about BD Taka 351,000 Crore. Meanwhile some initiatives of RSTP have been implemented already.

However, many of the people of Dhaka city have seen the spheres of these ongoing projects. It is such situations that some people think that all are the work of the Metro Rail project. In fact, many projects on different routes are being implemented in Dhaka. At present following special projects are implementing in the capital city.

Metro Rail – MR Line 6:

The Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit (MRT-6) route or Metro Rail project is being implemented. Started from the Uttara third phase to Motijheel via Mirpur, Agargaon, Farmgate, Shahbag, Press Club, the total length of the MRT line will be 20 km.

Among the route first phase of 10 km from Uttara to Agargaon will be completely opened in 2021. At present the average progress of the MRT-6 is about 24.66 percent. And in the first phase, the total progress from Uttara to Agargaon is 40.58 percent.

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route:

It will take 20 minutes to reach 20.50 kilometers from the Airport Railway Station to Joydebpur Chaurasta, Gazipur using this BRT line. Work has already started under the 'Greater Dhaka Sustainable Urban Transport' project. 20 percent work is already completed. Project Implementing Authority is Road and Highways Department (RHD).

Under this project Road widening, Service roads and three kilometer drainage in Gazipur area, eight-lane Tongi Bridge and flyover will be constructed. However, the construction work of 20.50 km separate bus route was not implemented yet, it’s in first phase. 5 to 10 percent of flyovers, 68 percent of the bus depot work have been completed.

Dhaka Elevated Expressway (Flyover):

Construction of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (Flyover) is the government's biggest project to speed up the traffic congestion in the capital which is progressing at a faster pace. This Expressway will be 26 km long from Kawla near Airport Road to Kutubakhali near Shanir Akhra on Dhaka-Chittagong highway.

The routes of the project are Shahjalal International Airport – Kuril – Banani – Mohakhali – Tejgaon – Moghbazar – Kamalapur – Sayedabad – Jatrabari - Dhaka Chittagong Highway (Kutubakhali). It will take 20 minutes to reach Kutubakhali from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. In the first phase, the Expressway will start from the Airport to Banani and will open in this year. The length of the route will be 7.45 kilometers.

Flyover from ECB Square to Kalshi:

The construction work is going on fast from Kalshi Road from the premises of Mirpur ECB. Many people think that this may be the metro rail route. In fact, the government has taken an initiative to construct a new flyover from the ECB Chattar to Kalshi border in Mirpur, Dhaka.

Its total length will be around 844.11 meter. The road is also being expanded along with the flyover. It will improve road communication between Mirpur, Pallabi, Dhaka Cantonment, Uttara, Mohakhali and Rampura.

According to the RSTP, at present there are several development projects running in Dhaka city. The traffic congestion will not be resolved with just one metro rail. So elevated expressway, flyovers and road widening along the Metro Rail is also ongoing.

One project is related to another. The traffic congestion will be free only when all projects are completed. The government is implementing all the projects as planned. We all are waiting to see our new Dhaka.

Thanks.

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Meghna and Daudkandi Bridges Inaugurated | No Trafic Jam in Dhaka- Cumilla- Chittagong Highway

The Second Meghna and Second Meghna-Gomti Bridge (Daudkandi Bridge) has been inaugurated by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 25^th May 2019, Saturday morning through video conferencing from Ganobhaban. The life-line of Bangladesh's economy, the highly anticipated Dhaka-Chittagong highway (N1) is now feeling better! Since the inauguration, the bridges (Meghna, Meghna-Gomti and Kanchpur) are opened for vehicular movement.

Due to the inauguration of the bridges, the people of the south-east are can return to their home with comfort to enjoy the Eid-Al-Fitr holiday. Nearly seven hundred Crore BD Taka for the construction of the new second Meghna, second Meghna-Gomti Bridge including the second Kanchpur Bridge, have been saved and the construction work has been completed almost seven months before the tentative date.

The Japanese ambassador in Bangladesh Mr. Hiroyasu Ejumi, in the inauguration ceremony, expressed hope that Bangladesh-Japan relations will go much further.

In addition to the second Meghna and the second Gomti-Meghna bridge, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Sasek road connecting project, the Konabari and Chandra flyover at Joydevpur-Chandra-Tangail-Elenga Highway, Kaliakoir- Deohata- Mirzapur- Gharinda underpass and Kadda-1 bridge and Baimail Bridge.

According to local sources, from the booth sides more than 35 thousand vehicles are transported daily by this National Highway (N1). To cross the toll plaza of the two bridges passengers faces the traffic congestion. Due to daily traffic congestion, the highway was become a great suffering route. The construction of the second bridges has begun in 2016, to end the suffering of the last five to six years.

For the financial assistance of JICA and the Bangladesh government, the cost was Taka 1,950 crore for the Meghna-Gomti River which is 1,410 meters long with 17 spans and 17.75 meters wide. The second Meghna Bridge of 17.75 meter width and the cost of Taka 1,750 crore which is 930 meters long including 12 spans. Construction of the two bridges ended in the 41st month for almost three and a half years.

Due to the much-awaited inauguration of Meghna and Meghna-Gomati Bridges, there is no traffic congestion on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway from today (25^th May, 2019). Peoples are not going to suffer for hours after hours and in the Eid return home journey, hoping the passengers will not suffer further. It was found that where there was a congestion hourly traffic jam on the previous day, there was absolutely no traffic congestion on the highway except toll collection time in the same place.

It is known that in any long holiday breaks, including Eid every year caused long traffic congestion when the people's back home. The traffic congestion sometimes crossed the Kanchpur Bridge at the Dhaka Sylhet highway intersection. Last year during the Ramadan, the traffic congestion hit the Mayor Hanif Flyover of Dhaka-Narayanganj under pressure from the people to return home. But the traffic department said that there will be no more such problem again.

Passenger Mr. Ariful traveled on this route told, "I come to Dhaka every week for my business purpose. Before that it took hours after hours to cross the road. Before one day, we had to pass hours in one place. After the bridge started today, I crossed in a moment. Hopefully we will not suffer the trouble of Eid festival”.

The bus driver of Dhaka-Cumilla Tisha Exclusive service told that the bridges have introduced and they are really happy. They had suffered a lot and wasted lots of time before the inauguration. Sometimes even days have passed; they had Iftar and Sahari on the road. It is expected that there will be no more traffic jam on this route.

There is a Joint Expansion in the second Meghna Bridge of 930 meters long. As a result, there will be no obstruction in the movement of this bridge. Vehicles will be able to move on this bridge very quickly. The old Meghna Bridge is of two lanes but the new is of four lanes. That means total six lanes in two bridges. Vehicles with four lanes of roads can move to six lanes in two bridges. As a result, due to the bridge there will be no traffic congestion will occur. The bridges are now free of traffic.

Every year the local administration take additional police help in controlling the traffic congestion of this route. This year, the Second Meghna, Second Meghna-Gomti Bridge (Daudkandi Bridge) and Kanchpur Bridge is ready, so they are expecting that this year there will be no traffic congestion.

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Payra Port and the Changes in Surrounding Area

The Port of Payra is a small seaport which is located in southern part of Bangladesh. It was established by an Act of Parliament in 2013. The port was officially inaugurated in 2016. It is located on the Ramnabad Channel near the Bay of Bengal.

The fate of millions of people in the coastal area surrounding the Payra Sea Port will be changed soon. After completion of the Padma Bridge and launch of the Payra sea port, the progress that will be started in this region will benefit the local people as well the whole country.

Just after the revised Padma Bridge project in 2011, the wind of change in the west part of the Padma Bridge took place. On November 19, 2013, the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation stone of the third seaport of the country in Kalapara under Patuakhali district, adding new dimensions to this change.

The entrepreneurs, industrialists, group of companies of the country have already purchased land on both sides of the highway from Barisal to Kuakata to Payra sea port starting from the west bank of the Padma River. Some planning to build RMG industries, some planning to build other industries, Housing satellite city and some are planning to build wear house etc.

Many people have bought huge quantities of land to build satellite city, housing estate etc. Entrepreneurs said that from Barisal to Piara to Kuakata, a large industrial estate will be build in the near future. Millions of people will be employed here. Trade and business will expand. Barisal will be an industrial-economic based zone.

In view of this, peoples are bought acres of land and started development beside Mawa - Barisal - Kuakata highway. The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's conclusive decision has resulted in the sale of land from Barisal to Paira port on the two sides of the highway due to the Payra sea port. At present there is no land for sale! The entrepreneurs bought the land for the benefit of the port beforehand.

Many development works have been started in Kalapara due to the Payra harbor. Because of this, the people of the area are enjoying the benefits of increase in the value of the land. Earlier the land which was only 30 thousand Taka per Satanhsha, now the same land has been increased to Taka 3 lac per Shatangsha.

Chairman of Payra Seaport Authority, Commodore M. Jahangir Alam said that the trade and commerce of the area spread through the seaport. Without the port, such industries do not run, except for the industry, the port does not run. Industries and port are complementary to each other.

So, in the next few years, hundreds of garment and industrial establishments will be built in this area to get the benefit of the port. It will open the fate of millions of people in this region. The organizers of Barisal Chamber have started preparations to set up the industries in Barisal and southern districts before starting the port in 2023.

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List of Investors in Dhaka EPZ

At present there are total 150 local and foreign investors operating in Dhaka EPZ, below is the list of all the investors including their country and products / services.

1. A-One (BD) Limited, ITALY, Knitting & other Textile products
2. Actor Sporting Limited, HONGKONG-CHINA, Caps
3. Alfa Packages (BD) Limited, BANGLADESH, Paper Products
4. Alfa Patterns (Bangladesh) Limited, MALTA, Garments
5. Alleiance Stitches Limited, UNTD KINGDOM, Knitting & other Textile products
6. Austan Limited, AUSTRALIA, Footwear & Leather goods
7. Avant Garde Fashion Limited, SINGAPORE, Knitting & other Textile products
8. Bangla German Latex Company Limited, GERMANY, Miscellaneous
9. Baxter Brenton (BD) Clothing Manufacturing Company Limited, THAILAND, Garments
10. Ben Bangladesh (Pvt.) Limited, BANGLADESH, Plastic goods
11. Bengal Petrochem and Synthetic Textiles Limited, BANGLADESH, Textile
12. Bengal Windsor Thermoplastics Limited, USA, Plastic goods
13. Beximco Fashions Limited, PANAMA, Garments
14. BRACNet Limited, JAPAN, Miscellaneous
15. Bureau Veritas Consumer Prod. Serv. (BD) Limited, USA, Service Oriented Industries
16. Charming Trim & Packaging (BD) Limited, CHINA, Garment Accessories
17. Cherry Intimate Limited, BR. VIRGIN. IS, Garments
18. Croydon-Kowloon Designs Limited, INDIA, Garments
19. Daeyu Bangladesh Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Textile
20. Dhaka-Beijing Dyeing and Weaving, CHINA, Garment Accessories
21. Dhaka-Euro Shoes Limited, BANGLADESH, Footwear & Leather Goods
22. Dhakarea Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Caps
23. DNS Satcomm Limited, BANGLADESH, Miscellaneous
24. Dong Bang Facilities (BD) Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Miscellaneous
25. DongA Leather Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Footwear & Leather goods
26. EOS Textile Mills Limited, ITALY, Textile
27. Epic Garments Manufacturing Company Limited Unit-2, HONGKONG-CHINA, Garments
28. Etacol Bangladesh Limited, FRANCE, Garment Accessories
29. Everway Chemicals (BD) Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Chemical & Fertilizer
30. Experience Accessories Company Limited, UNITED KINGDOM, Garment Accessories  
31. Experience Clothing Company Limited, UNITED KINGDOM, Garments   
32. FCI (BD) Limited, UNITED KINGDOM, Garments, http://www.fcibd.com
33. FEM Accessories Limited, BANGLADESH, Garment Accessories 
34. Flagship Dhaka CETP (BD) Limited, SINGAPORE, Service Oriented Industries   
35. Fuli Industrial Limited, UNITED KINGDOM, Garments        
36. Geebee Garments Industries Limited, INDIA, Garments     
37. German Chemicals Limited, BANGLADESH, Miscellaneous, www.germanchemicalslimited.com
38. Global Labels (Bangladesh) Limited, SPAIN, Garment Accessories
39. Globalmax Textile Company Limited, CANADA, Garment Accessories     
40. Goldtex Garments Limited, CHINA, Garments        
41. Goldtex Limited, CHINA, Textile       
42. Grameen Knitwear Limited, BANGLADESH, Knitting & other Textile products      
43. Gunze United Limited, Japan-Bangladesh, Sewing Thread 
44. Hangers Plus (Bangladesh) Limited, UNITED KINGDOM, Garment Accessories  
45. Helicon Limited, ITALY, Garment Accessories         
46. Hin Getah Bangladesh Limited, JAPAN, Miscellaneous       
47. Hop Yick (Bangladesh) Limited, BR. VIRGIN. IS, Garments, www.hoplun.com
48. Hyopshin Company Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Textile
49. IL Kwang Company Limited, BANGLADESH, Textile
50. Intimate Suppliers Limited, HONGKONG-CHINA, Garment Accessories
51. Jae Mee Embotitch (Pvt.) Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Garment Accessories
52. Juksan (BD) Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Garment Accessories
53. K.B Interlining Limited, BANGLADESH, Garment Accessories
54. KBC Chemicals Limited, BANGLADESH, Miscellaneous
55. Kryolan (BD) Limited, GERMANY, Miscellaneous
56. Kung Keng Textile (BD) Company Limited, TAIWAN-CHINA, Textile
57. L Z Fashion Wear Limited, BANGLADESH, Garments
58. Lasting Spring Metal Industries Limited, TAIWAN-CHINA, Garment Accessories
59. Lenny Apparels Limited, INDIA, Garments
60. Lenny Fashions Limited, HONGKONG-CHINA, Garments
61. LSI Industries Limited, TAIWAN-CHINA, Garment Accessories
62. M.Y. & Union (BD) Limited, SRILANKA, Metal Products
63. Mainetti Bangladesh Pvt. Limited, NETHERLAND, Garment Accessories
64. Multimax International, BANGLADESH, Garment Accessories
65. New Star Hilon Company Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Garments
66. Osman Interlinings Limited, BANGLADESH, Garment Accessories
67. OTL- Double gull Manufacturing Company Limited, CHINA, Miscellaneous           
68. Paddocks Jeans Limited, GERMANY, Garments
69. Paxar Bangladesh Limited, USA, Garment Accessories
70. Queen South Textile Mills Limited, HONGKONG-CHINA, Textile
71. Redpoint Jackets Limited, GERMANY, Garments
72. Regency Packaging Limited, INDIA, Garment Accessories
73. Retail Technologies Limited, BANGLADESH, Garment Accessories
74. Ring Shine Textiles Limited, MALAYSIA, Textile
75. Savar Dyeing & Finishing Industries Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Textile
76. Savar Industry (Pvt.) Limited, BANGLADESH, Footwear & Leather goods
77. Savar Sportswear Company Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Garments
78. SBC Garments Accessories Mfg (BD) Limited, CHINA, Garment Accessories
79. SBF Limited, JAPAN, Electronics & Electrical goods, www.smi-xtal.com
80. Screenline Embellishers (Bangladesh) Limited, SRILANKA, Garment Accessories
81. SGWICUS (BD) Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Garments, www.sgsegye.com
82. Shanta Denims Limited, HONGKONG-CHINA, Garments, www.shantagroup.com
83. Shanta Industries Limited, UNITED KINGDOM, Garments, www.shantagroup.com
84. Shanta Wash works Limited, HONGKONG-CHINA, Garments, www.shantagroup.com
85. Shasha Denim Limited, BANGLADESH, Textile
86. Shine Fashion Company (Pvt.) Limited, INDONESIA, Knitting & other Textile products
87. Sinsin Poly Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Metal Products
88. Softex Sweater Industry (Pvt.) Limited, BANGLADESH, Textile
89. South China Bleaching & Dyeing Factory Limited, HONGKONG-CHINA, Textile
90. Styrax Fashions Limited, BANGLADESH, Garments
91. Sungnam Textile Mills Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Textile
92. Superior Footwear Company Limited, BANGLADESH, Footwear & Leather Goods
93. Swan Interlining Company Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Garment Accessories
94. Swan Lon Company Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Garments
95. Taiwan Bangla Specialized Textile Limited, BANGLADESH, Garment Accessories
96. Talisman Limited, UNITED KINGDOM, Garments
97. The Accessories Limited, BANGLADESH, Garment Accessories
98. Tigerco Limited, BELGIUM, Garments, www.tigercoLimited.com
99. United Power Generation & Distribution Company Limited, BANGLADESH, Power Industry
100. YKK Bangladesh Pvt. Limited, JAPAN, Garment Accessories
101. Young Optics (BD) Limited, CAYMAN ISLDS, Plastic goods
102. Young-A Textile Company Limited, BANGLADESH, Textile
103. Youngone Hi-Tech Sportswear Industries Limited, SOUTH KOREA, Garments
104. Youngone Synthetic Fiber Products, SOUTH KOREA, Plastic goods
105. Zong Sine Textile Industries Limited, TAIWAN-CHINA, Textile

Contract Address:

Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ), Ganakbari, Savar

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Phone: +88-02-7789002, +88-02-7788822

Fax: +88-02-7789003

E-mail: gm_depz@yahoo.com, gm.depz@bepza.gov.bd

Location:

35 Kms from Dhaka city centre, 25 Kms from Hazrat Shahjalal (R) Airport, 304 Kms from Chittagong Sea Port. For more information’s about Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ), please visit the official website of BEPZA.

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Industry Zones by River Side beside DHK-CTG Hwy | Part 1

Hello,

All the photos / images in this post were taken in several times. Images are of the three bridges between the National Dhaka - Chittagong Highway:

• Kanchpur Bridge on the Shitolokkha River
• Meghna Bridge on the Meghna River and
• Daudkandi Bridge on the Meghna-Gomti River Intersection.

Almost every sides (typically four sides) of all the bridges become Exclusive Industrial Zones in the Bangladesh. The easy Communication facilities in these areas is one of the cause of this industrial growing.

This is the part one post about industrial zones beside dhk-ctg hwy.

Areas around Kachpur Bridge on the Shitolokkha River:

Areas abound Meghna Bridge on the Meghna River:

Daudkandi Bridge, near on the Intersection of two Rivers Meghna and Gomti:

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